Criminal Defense

Attorneys Harvey L. Ziff and Adrienne Z. Cohn provide high quality criminal defense representation to individuals in Santa Clara County and San Mateo County. We handle a wide variety of criminal matters and offer a free initial consultation and evaluate your prospects for a successful resolution of your case. Attorney Harvey L. Ziff was a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and Deputy Public Defender and has represented individuals in numerous of criminal jury trials. We keep our clients involved at each stage of the process and ensure that they understand what is happening with their pending case at all times. We represent individuals in the following areas:

Criminal Defense

Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (DUI)\

Domestic Violence

Drug/Narcotic Offenses

Burglary

Robbery

Homicide

Theft

Fraud

Traffic related matter

Sexual Assaults

White Collar Crimes

Juvenile Delinquency Matters (including all types of juvenile crimes)

Assault and Battery

Expungements

Sex crimes

We are also experienced in representing children in Juvenile Court proceedings. We have successfully represented minors and their families in juvenile court proceedings.

Additionally, if you are charged with a DUI, we will represent you in the DMV administrative hearing to challenge a license suspension.

We serve the following localities: Santa Clara County including Palo Alto, Los Altos, Mountain View, Stanford, Stanford University, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, San Jose, Milpitas, and Morgan Hill; San Mateo County including Redwood City, Burlingame, San Mateo, San Bruno, Daly City, and South San Francisco; Alameda County including Alameda, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Fremont, Hayward, Oakland, Pleasanton, San Leandro, and Union City; and San Francisco.